Description
Book Overview from the Publisher:
The shaping of the body through clothing has repeatedly played a major role across the centuries; in Europe changes in fashion were always accompanied by changes to the cut of clothing and hence to the silhouette of the body. This lavishly illustrated volume delights the reader with illustrations of numerous original items of historical clothing and insightful essays.
At an international conference in the Bavarian National Museum the focus lay on the history of body-shaping underclothing from the Middle Ages to the present day. Costume historians of international repute present their latest research into the subject. For example, highly restrictive garments permitted the characteristic appearance of fashion during a particular era because it was only possible to achieve the desired silhouette when what was underneath was right as well. The narrow waist created with the help of laced bodices and corsets and the extravagant forms of the crinoline also gave rise to contemporary criticism.
Contents List:
Foreword: Museums and the Challenge of the Object • Introduction • From Soft to Hard: Deliberately Concealed Body Shaping Garments from Tyrol • It Does Not Need to Be hard to Hold • Spanish Foundation Garments in the Habsburg Period • 17th and 18th Century Stitched and Smooth-Covered Stays: Their Differences and Similarties • “Are You Sure This Is What He Means?” Considerations on Dress Terminology in French Sources and Their Subsequent Translation • Establishing Identity: Stays from Southern Germany in the Collection of the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum • Four Robes de Cour Worn at the Swedish Court: Tradition and Change in Tailoring and Significance • Early 18th Century Paniers in Contemporary Sorces • 18th Century Hoop-Petticoats: German Sources and To Surviving Examples • From Heubach to the World: A Centre of German Corset Production • From Rubber and Satin Fabric to Seamless Micro Modal: Ground-Breaking Innovations in the Lingerie and Corsetry Industry in the Post-War Years • Bibliography • Notes on Authors • Picture Credits • Colophon
This book is brought by Hirmer Publishers, ISBN 9783777434063
